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busy chillin'		2012-09-20 11:33:12 AM

I'd give it a shot

redmid17		2012-09-20 11:33:34 AM

I know right? Ordering a Bloody Mary after noon is just tacky unless you're hungover

Frank N Stein		2012-09-20 11:33:47 AM

"Customers will have to order a drink with their identification card and once the card is accepted, and flagged, they cannot be checked back into the range that day."

Nothing to see here. The only problem people have with this are busy-body soccer moms and effete men.

devildog123		2012-09-20 11:34:14 AM

So, once you've ordered a drink, you won't be allowed to go back on the range? I don't see what the problem is then.

Frank N Stein		2012-09-20 11:34:30 AM

mongbiohazard		2012-09-20 11:34:40 AM

Subby should have used the hero tag.

fluffy2097		2012-09-20 11:35:51 AM

Not a big deal. The local gun range has a family day once a year around here. They end up with the range being filled with everything from .22's you can shoot to a 50 cal machine gun.

Once you spend all your tickets for shooting, you can wander over to the beer tent and get a drink. They stamp your hand so you can't shoot anymore. All very civilized, never any problems. There are always way to many people around who don't want things going south for bad situations to develop. People who get too drunk are quickly escorted out, ass first.

Another Government Employee		2012-09-20 11:36:05 AM

Hey, hold my beer.

Dimensio		2012-09-20 11:36:21 AM

Frank N Stein: "Customers will have to order a drink with their identification card and once the card is accepted, and flagged, they cannot be checked back into the range that day."

Nothing to see here. The only problem people have with this are busy-body soccer moms and effete men.

Recall that people who irrationally fear firearms frequently willfully refuse to educate themselves of firearms-related subjects. As such, reality will be of no relevance to their objections, because they are intentionally ignorant of reality.

stevarooni		2012-09-20 11:37:02 AM

Doesn't sound like an idea with a huge demand, but...from the view of a social club that serves drinks, they could get some patronage.

There's less risk of people getting drunk and going shooting than there is in normal ranges where people could show up drunk, hide it well, and go shooting.

Kit Fister		2012-09-20 11:37:04 AM

HailRobonia		2012-09-20 11:38:10 AM

I learned on QI that some British pubs used to have shooting ranges in them... some in which you shot over the heads of the patrons. They all got banned, however - not for safety reasons, but because people might have been gambling the shooting.

Kit Fister		2012-09-20 11:38:17 AM

stevarooni: Doesn't sound like an idea with a huge demand, but...from the view of a social club that serves drinks, they could get some patronage.

There's less risk of people getting drunk and going shooting than there is in normal ranges where people could show up drunk, hide it well, and go shooting.

Shhh. Not so loud, GAT_00 and the Gun Grabber Brigade will hear and come charging in explaining why this means we need to ban assault rifles or something.

meat0918		2012-09-20 11:39:04 AM

busy chillin': I'd give it a shot

They're lots of fun.

Plus, no lead leeching into the local water shed!

Rapmaster2000		2012-09-20 11:39:41 AM

The Governor's Club in Powder Springs.

Brown told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston the club will be state of the art and have a lounge that serves alcohol.

I think this is dumb only because Powder Springs is a rednecky warren of warehouses 30 miles West of town. They should put it in one of the yuppier parts of town on the North side. Much higher profit potential.

Perducci		2012-09-20 11:41:11 AM

If it keeps the gun nuts on the range instead of out in public "standing their ground", I'm all for it

They just need to add an all-you-can-eat buffet, some big screen TVs, and a bunch of La-Z-Boy recliners.

SN1987a goes boom		2012-09-20 11:41:47 AM

I'm suprised that subby didn't do a joke about lining up shots.

gtfan92		2012-09-20 11:42:31 AM

Rapmaster2000: The Governor's Club in Powder Springs.

Brown told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston the club will be state of the art and have a lounge that serves alcohol.

I think this is dumb only because Powder Springs is a rednecky warren of warehouses 30 miles West of town. They should put it in one of the yuppier parts of town on the North side. Much higher profit potential.

Know how I know you've never lived in Powder Springs?

netcentric		2012-09-20 11:42:38 AM

Our local Bar has an indoor shooting range. Been there since the 60's. Pistols only.

It's nice. No injuries.

ThatGuyOverThere		2012-09-20 11:43:06 AM

Hell, usually after shooting I go out to lunch/dinner and get a beer anyway. Why not get it all done in one place? Saves me the trouble of driving all over town.

Russ1642		2012-09-20 11:45:01 AM

Anybody know where this is? "Local" news stations haven't figured out the internet.

Albert911emt		2012-09-20 11:47:08 AM

Keep yer guns n bullets, and just give me a bourbon or whiskey, stout or porter.

\let's get loaded....whos' wid me?

beerrun		2012-09-20 11:47:39 AM

Boom!
Nice one, subby.

TrollingForColumbine		2012-09-20 11:48:43 AM

Indians Welcome

tricycleracer		2012-09-20 11:49:03 AM

"What did you do this weekend?"

"Went muddin'."

"So you went 4-wheeling down some trails?"

"Nope, just drove back and forth through a mud hole."

"Then what did you do."

"Went shootin'."

"You went hunting?"

"Nope, just shootin' at trees."

"Did you go drinking after?"

"shiat, we were drinking the whole time."

/I actually had this conversation with a very rural friend of mine once.

JohnCarter		2012-09-20 11:50:36 AM

ThatGuyOverThere: Hell, usually after shooting I go out to lunch/dinner and get a beer anyway. Why not get it all done in one place? Saves me the trouble of driving all over town.

THIS - I have the same issue, and if they add a grill so you can get some meat grilled and something fried, it would be the best

RickN99		2012-09-20 11:51:49 AM

Russ1642: Anybody know where this is? "Local" news stations haven't figured out the internet.

Powder Springs, GA. 40-ish miles northeast of Atlanta, up I-85/I-985.

mdeesnuts		2012-09-20 11:53:28 AM

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be a store.

And it looks like it is!

DaCaptain19		2012-09-20 11:53:40 AM

A good shooter is a relaxed shooter.

StrikitRich		2012-09-20 11:54:38 AM

Will they have Hey Y'all, Watch This t-shirts?

Dreyelle		2012-09-20 11:55:05 AM

Why is it there is no Georgia tag yet?

tallguywithglasseson		2012-09-20 11:55:56 AM

I don't see a big deal in grabbing a beer after shooting.
Sounds like they have a pretty good system to make sure people don't go back into the range after drinking, too. NIMBY mom sounds like she'd complain if it were just a gun range, or just a bar, or just about anything else.

Fark Rye For Many Whores		2012-09-20 11:58:33 AM

j__z		2012-09-20 11:59:18 AM

Get loaded, then get really loaded.

tallguywithglasseson		2012-09-20 11:59:33 AM

Frank N Stein: effete men

This is a word Rush Limbaugh popularized for right wingers a while back, as used to insult Obama. Haven't seen it on these forums in a while.
It's great because it sounds like "effeminate" but doesn't actually mean that.

Wonder which meaning you intended here. Decadent? Tired? Sterile?

thurstonxhowell		2012-09-20 12:03:13 PM

stevarooni: There's less risk of people getting drunk and going shooting than there is in normal ranges where people could show up drunk, hide it well, and go shooting.

As long as they're flagging IDs, I don't mind this, but don't pretend there's no attraction to rolling over to the club after having a few, shooting for a while, and then hitting the bar once the buzz starts to wear off.

Were I inclined to mix alcohol and firearms, that's exactly what I would do.

Harry Freakstorm		2012-09-20 12:03:39 PM

No one's been to a Meat Shoot? Best as I can tell, it requires a couple of beers and shooting at a paper target with a shotgun. The shooter sits at a table outside, puts his shot gun on a resting point, aims, shoots at a target about 10 yards away and then grumbles about the bad ammo. The person with the most pellets in the circle of the target wins some meat.

In spite of the drinking and the local animosity between clans/factions/Ford/Chevy/Dodge owners, no one does anything stupid with a weapon. They are very well disciplined. I was amazed.

surfrider		2012-09-20 12:05:25 PM

Subby, what's assinine? I fail to see the issue? If they aren't shooting any more and the club has taken measures to ensure there is no shooting after drinking, what's the issue? So what if the members want to hang out and socialize, get a beer just like a 19th hole, where's the problem? ON NOES... HEADLINE WITH GUNS... TAKE THE GUNS!

Nonstory...

fappomatic		2012-09-20 12:07:33 PM

Nothing like a good game of drunken sporting clays. It starts off tame enough. Each set is increasingly difficult and ends with the "don't take your blindfold off and wait til you hear the car horn so we can hide" round. Brings new meaning to shooting doubles.

stevarooni		2012-09-20 12:08:38 PM

tallguywithglasseson: It's great because it sounds like "effeminate" but doesn't actually mean that.

...except when it does mean exactly that (Meriam-Webster):

3 : effeminate 1

Perlin Noise		2012-09-20 12:09:07 PM

Sounds like the old ATF parties I used to have when i was 20.

Great fun ...drink, smoke and shoot. If you were smart, not in that order. We were not.

stevarooni		2012-09-20 12:09:22 PM

Ugh, stupid tags!

3 : effeminate 1 <a good-humored, effete boy brought up by maiden aunts - Herman Wouk>

JustFish		2012-09-20 12:10:53 PM

This is no different then the indoor racing we have in Chicago area that servers booze. You get a wrist brace to drive, and while you have it, you can't drink. Once you are done racing, you can sit upstairs watching the track and have a drink.

stevarooni		2012-09-20 12:11:23 PM

thurstonxhowell: As long as they're flagging IDs, I don't mind this, but don't pretend there's no attraction to rolling over to the club after having a few, shooting for a while, and then hitting the bar once the buzz starts to wear off.

That's my point, though, this club will be better about that, because while one could already go to an outside bar and get drunk and fake it to get into a shooting range, if one goes the convenient route ("Booze is right here!"), the club won't let them shoot.

inner ted		2012-09-20 12:11:39 PM

tricycleracer: "What did you do this weekend?"

"Went muddin'."

"So you went 4-wheeling down some trails?"

"Nope, just drove back and forth through a mud hole."

"Then what did you do."

"Went shootin'."

"You went hunting?"

"Nope, just shootin' at trees."

"Did you go drinking after?"

"shiat, we were drinking the whole time."

/I actually had this conversation with a very rural friend of mine once.

you should join sometime, you might just have a blast.

Dimensio		2012-09-20 12:12:48 PM

I have a bruise on my shoulder so I'm getting a kick out of my shotgun.

Doom MD		2012-09-20 12:17:48 PM

My gun club has a fully stocked bar. It's under lock and key and only opens after hours for the range. No problems there either.

Rapmaster2000		2012-09-20 12:19:58 PM

gtfan92: Rapmaster2000: The Governor's Club in Powder Springs.

Brown told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston the club will be state of the art and have a lounge that serves alcohol.

I think this is dumb only because Powder Springs is a rednecky warren of warehouses 30 miles West of town. They should put it in one of the yuppier parts of town on the North side. Much higher profit potential.

Know how I know you've never lived in Powder Springs?

You are 100% correct. I have never, ever lived in Powder Springs.

tallguywithglasseson		2012-09-20 12:20:41 PM

stevarooni: ...except when it does mean exactly that (Meriam-Webster):

3 : effeminate 1

You use MW, I use dictionary.com...

So you suppose that the intended meaning? Liking guns = masculine, disliking = feminine? And people wonder why there are so many dick jokes in these threads...